Tag: Nigeria Insecurity

“Engage bandits if you want schools secured”, Gumi tells FG

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Says there are about 100,000 bandits in N/West alone  Prominent Islamic cleric, Dr. Ahmad Gumi, has asked the Federal Government to engage bandits in order to guarantee security in schools. No fewer than six kidnappings of school children have occurred in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country, with not less than 700 students and staff abducted since December 2020. The latest abduction occurred when bandits attacked Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, in Kebbi State and abducted many students and staff. The abductions have resulted in the suspension of boarding…

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Insecurity: Iwuanyanwu calls for meeting between Igbo, Northern leaders

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Worried by the present worsening insecurity in the country, elder statesman and Chairman ofOhaneze NdigboCouncil of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has advocated for a meeting between the Igbo and Northern leaders. In a statement issued in Owerri yesterday, Iwuanyanwu advised the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, under Prof. George Obiozor, to as a matter of urgency convoke a meeting with the view to finding out the solutions to the ugly security situation to avoid a reoccurrence of what happened in 1966. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who described the unfolding events in the country as…

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External forces behind secessionist agitators in Nigeria Fayemi

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Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has made a shocking revelation that some external forces are behind those agitating for the break up of Nigeria across ethnic lines. Governor Fayemi said that the agitations were part of calculated plans by external forces in collaboration with their conspirators in the country to disintegrate Nigeria and cause an untold humanitarian crisis. He stated this at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, at a colloquium held to mark this years June 12 with the theme: June 12: Securing the Freedom of Democracy.…

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Insecurity: ‘Nigeria is on auto-pilot’ – Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani

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…Says nobody in control, economy collapsing From Mariam Zakari The National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), and former presidential aspirant, Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani, has painted a gloomy picture of Nigeria, stating that the country has gone into auto-pilot, with nobody in control. Yabagi stated this during a LibertyTV programme:  State of the Nation, yesterday. The Party Chairman also said that the worsening insecurity has pervaded the nation and that the economy has collapsed, with inflation and unemployment spiking to the highest point ever in the country’s history.…

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‘We may not guarantee regular services over rising insecurity in Nigeria’, says MTN

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The services of mobile network provider MTN in Nigeria could be disrupted as a result of rising insecurity in different parts of the country, the local unit of South Africas telecoms group said yesterday. According to a Reuters report, MTN wrote in a message to its customers: Sadly, we must inform you that with the rising insecurity in different parts of Nigeria, service delivery to your organisation may be impacted in the coming days. This means that in some cases, our technical support team may not be able to get…

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“Poverty, inequality responsible for threats to Nigerias existence” Amaechi

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Says Hadiza Bala not suspended, but asked to step aside  The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed poverty and inequality for the challenges currently threatening Nigerias corporate existence. Speaking during a graduation ceremony at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN), Amaechi, who was governor of Rivers State for eight years and speaker of the state House of Assembly for eight years prior, said there cannot be genuine democracy in a society divided by unequal access to the good things of life. The minister said that inequality has produced an…

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Insecurity: First Lady calls for recruitment of more security operatives

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Aisha Buhari

Nigeria’s First Lady, A’isha Buhari, has urged appropriate authorities to conclude the employment of more security officers to address the intractable security problems facing the nation. According to an issued statement by her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Aliyu Abdullahi, she made the call while receiving wives of service chiefs during a courtesy visit at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. The statement was titled: A’isha Buhari charges wives of Service Chiefs‘. Highlighting the role of women in nation-building, A’isha Buhari said as wives of senior public servants, they should…

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Insecurity: “Its time to end Boko Haram” – Al-Mustapha tells new Army Chief

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Says Nigeria will be great The former Chief Security Officer, (CSO) to Nigeria’s former Head of State, the Late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha(rtd), advised the new Army Chief of Staff, (COAS), Major-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, to end the Boko Haram insurgency as soon as possible. According to Al-Mustapha, the new Army Chief must hasten the end of the insurgency, which had led to the massive destruction of lives and property. According to him, delaying the fight against Boko Haram will do Nigeria a disservice, saying, “the sooner we crush…

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Eastern govs, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, other Igbo leaders reject secession

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Pledge allegiance to one NigeriaFG admits S’East well marginalised A delegation from the Federal Government, led by the Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi, (rtd), as well as the governors of the five States of the South-East and other leaders of political, religious and traditional institutions in the zone have reiterated their commitment to peace, unity and stability of the country. Addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting on the security challenges confronting the region at the Government House, Enugu meeting, Magashi disclosed that the delegation will relay the commitment reached…

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Insecurity: Obasanjo promises action after closed-door meeting with Nigerias ex-leaders

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday said that Nigerians would start witnessing positive actions and changes amid tensions in various parts of the country. The former president said this after his closed-door meeting with former Nigerian leaders and elder statesmen in Abuja. Obasanjo, who addressed journalists at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, noted that a communiqu was not issued at the end of the meeting because the statesmen would be long on action and short on statement. He said that the outcome of the meeting would soon be communicated to President Muhammadu…

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